We are having our hallway, dining room and kitchen refloored and have been quoted £1900 all in by our builders. This is for approx 40sqm, we are having bamboo which is about £30 per sqm. Obviously this is a lot cheaper than the wood floor you are going for but the amount you have been quoted for fitting still seems excessive.

The average laminate flooring costs from $2.40-$4 per square foot. These factors have not changed much going into 2017, so you can expect other costs to remain fairly static as well. The price is determined, as it is with most products, by the quality of the material.

For stubborn marks, she says it is advisable to use a non-abrasive product specifically designed for laminate wood floors. The Alpine Forest Laminate Flooring range is priced from R125 to R195 per square metre, and it is available from Bathroom Bizarre stores nationwide.

He says engineered flooring ranges from R395 to R1 300 per square metre. Solid wooden floors cost R480 to R1 500 per square metre, and acrylic impregnated costs R600 to R1 700 per square metres. Another important factor to consider is whether you want your floors to be pre-finished or finished in place.